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When you think of your outdoor Christmas decorations this year, there's simply no denying the sheer beauty of outdoor Christmas lights, which for many, have become a perennial tradition that's taken rather seriously. Outdoor illumination, as aficionados refer to their Christmas lights and decorations, is something that takes planning and knowhow along with a touch of decorating skills in order to have the most beautiful of displays.
Where to Put All of Those Beautiful Lights?
Usually the placement of Christmas lights is purely a matter of personal preference, that along with the type of home you live in and what you have to work with in terms of the surrounding landscaping. For some people, every single surface is fair game, from the awnings, windows and doors, to the shrubs to the walkways leading to the house, while others prefer a few, solitary strands here and there, perhaps around the front door or on a single bush or tree.
If your close neighbors seem interested in having their Christmas lights visible from outer space, perhaps you should take the high road and create a subtle, but extraordinary display that will look far better than the tackier designs others may enjoy. Consider using all one color so as not to clash with the holiday kaleidoscope surrounding you, or lighting up just the front windows and door instead of the entire porch area.
Or, if you'd like to be as festive as possible and light up the night, here are a few ideas as to where to put your outdoor Christmas lights this year:
- Bushes: Bushes and shrubs are just perfect for Christmas lights of all types, including the older, larger bulb style as well as the newer, mesh kind that drapes across the object like a net and includes many lights on one set, and are also incredibly easy to put on and off.
- Free forms: Use your imagination, a few pieces of wood, a staple gun and you have the potential for creating any number of holiday related free forms out of your Christmas lights. Make your own spiral tree or buy any one of the many premade shapes, designs, and signs that are available today.
- Gutters: Rain gutters are great for attaching Christmas lights with clip-on hooks, especially if you have the type of lights that resemble icicles that hand downward. Using the clips, the lights are rather easy to put up and take down after the holidays and you'll be illuminating the entire front of the house depending on where your gutters are located.
- Trees: If you're lucky enough to have trees surrounding your home, use plenty of sets, winding the strands around the branches, even the trunks using clear or multicolored Christmas lights.
- Windows and doors: String lights around the front windows and door, inside or out, either by framing the window or creating a swag of lights at the top. Avoid putting lights all over the whole window as not only will this make it difficult to see out, but it will light up the entire room behind the window as well.
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